Defense Mechanisms | Healthy Men Sample Scores (Mean ± SD) | Mr. A Scores | Healthy Women Sample Scores (Mean ± SD) | Mrs. B Scores |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acting-out | 3.52 ± 1.77 | 4.8 | 4.06 ± 1.66 | 4.4 |
Affiliation | 2.79 ± 2.05 | 5 | 3.48 ± 2.24 | 5 |
Undoing | 2.67 ± 1.67 | 2 | 2.60 ± 1.80 | 4.33 |
Anticipation | 4.86 ± 2.10 | 7.5* | 4.97 ± 2.13 | 6.5 |
Passive aggressive | 2.74 ± 1.47 | 2.8 | 2.81 ± 1.45 | 2.4 |
Consumption | 1.94 ± 1.67 | 2.33 | 2.56 ± 1.70 | 1.33 |
Denial | 1.80 ± 1.29 | 3.5 | 1.43 ± 1.32 | 3 |
Fantasy | 4.52 ± 2.87 | 6 | 4.78 ± 2.83 | 5 |
Reaction formation | 2.80 ± 1.60 | 3.8 | 2.93 ± 1.60 | 5.2* |
Primitive idealization | 3.14 ± 2.29 | 4 | 3.62 ± 2.58 | 6.5 |
Projective identification | 0.98 ± 1.86 | 1 | 1.51 ± 2.45 | 5 |
Inhibition | 2.96 ± 1.72 | 3.8 | 3.56 ± 1.84 | 7* |
Isolation | 3.10 ± 1.65 | 3 | 2.47 ± 1.59 | 4.5* |
Help-rejecting complaining | 2.22 ± 1.97 | 2 | 2.28 ± 1.96 | 4 |
Omnipotence | 2.71 ± 1.61 | 2.5 | 2.27 ± 1.58 | 1.33 |
Task-orientation | 4.87 ± 2.37 | 6.5 | 5.18 ± 2.12 | 2.5 |
Projection | 1.62 ± 1.06 | 2.44 | 1.79 ± 1.19 | 2.44 |
Pseudo-altruism | 5.69 ± 2.10 | 7 | 6.22 ± 1.91 | 8 |
Regression | 2.30 ± 2.02 | 5 | 3.31 ± 2.12 | 6.5 |
Suppression | 3.94 ± 2.08 | 5 | 3.58 ± 2.18 | 3 |
Withdrawal | 4.56 ± 2.05 | 6.33 | 5.47 ± 1.93 | 7.33 |
Splitting | 3.45 ± 2.09 | 4 | 3.40 ± 1.98 | 4.67 |
Somatization | 1.97 ± 2.09 | 4 | 2.97 ± 2.28 | 5.5 |
Sublimation | 2.05 ± 2.65 | 5* | 2.60 ± 2.98 | 5 |
Humor | 4.69 ± 1.84 | 4.33 | 4.57 ± 1.93 | 4.33 |